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Late Night Tales Presents After Dark - Nocturne

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Late Night Tales

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The Italians call it "notturna", the French "nocturne", in Spanish it’s "nocturno". A nocturne is a term to describe a musical composition that is inspired by or evocative of the night, which seems apposite. The most famous modern nocturne is, of course, ‘Harlem Nocturne’, as recorded by countless jazz musicians. If you like, you can just call it the night. The point is it’s when the fairies come out to play and the bass is at its loudest (the two are not necessarily related).

Late Night Tales are back in the low-tempo, high-octane zone. The tempo might be slow, but the quality control makes Louis Vuitton look like Poundland. The label have gathered together some of the hottest new material, with some judiciously chosen old gear, an edit or two and blended them together like a disco nutri-bullet.

Among the exclusives is the amazing Lindstrøm remix of Charli XCX’s ‘You (Ha Ha Ha)’, alongside a pair of exclusives from The Emperor Machine and Hugh Mane and two belters from Hotel Motel. And there are the rarities. We’ve got Rudy Norman with the brilliant ‘Back To The Streets’; there’s also the amazing ‘Chained To The Train Of Love’ by Coalkitchen and a traditional ‘LNT’ curveball, this time furnished by Plastic Bertrand delivering one of the best ever early rap tunes.

Bill Brewster comes armed with a sensitivity and sense of occasion that few other DJs possess - and as go-to scribe of liner notes for every Late Night Tales release since day one, his association with the series is symbiotic. Originally a chef, a football pundit (co-editor of fanzine When Saturday Comes) and record collector, Bill began DJing in in the late 80s, but he cut his teeth playing Low Life warehouse parties in Harlem and the East Village and anyone hearing Bill today can see how these New York ‘roots’ shine through. For eclecticism, surprises, amazing unique music and sheer long-haul dedication to the dancefloor; Bill’s your man.

STAFF COMMENTS

Philippa says: Bill Brewster is back with another essential offering in the 'Late Night Tales Presents After Dark' series. As ever we get a DJ-mixed CD and un-mixed double vinyl LP. Quality all the way through.

TRACK LISTING

CD Mix (includes Unmixed Tracks Via Download As Mp3/wav)
1. Scream And Dance - In Rhythm
2. Plastic Bertrand - Stop Ou Encore (Disconet Remix)
3. Paladin - Third World
4. Adriano Celentano - L’Unica Chance
5. Hotel Motel - Chocolate City (EXCLUSIVE TRACK)
6. Hotel Motel Featuring Snax - The Fall (EXCLUSIVE TRACK)
7. Harry Wolfman - Celebre
8. Coalkitchen - Chained To The Train Of Love
9. Matt Dirt - In Deep
10. Hugh Mane - Organic Ceramic (EXCLUSIVE TRACK)
11. Charli XCX - You (Ha Ha Ha) (Lindstrom Remix) (EXCLUSIVE TRACK)
12. Rodion - Solenoid
13. Tornado Wallace - Insect Overlords
14. The Emperor Machine - Breezin
15. Pink And Black - Miss Fortune
16. Trulz & Robin - Acid Cake
17. Spaghetti Head - Funky Voodoo (Mang Dynasty Edit) (EXCLUSIVE TRACK)
18. Alex Metric & Oliver - Galaxy
19. Rudy Norman - Back To The Streets


Unmixed Double Virgin Vinyl (Includes Download Code To Bill Brewster’s Mix And Full Unmixed Tracks As Wav/mp3)

A Side:
1. Scream & Dance - In Rhythm (7:07)
2. Plastic Bertrand - Stop Ou Encore (Disconet Remix) (7:51)
3. Paladin - Third World (3:56)

B Side:
1. Adriano Celentano - L'Unica Chance (4:49)
2. Hotel Motel - Chocolate City (6:46)
3. Hotel Motel Ft. Snax - Fall (7:00)

C Side:
7. Coalkitchen - Chained To The Train Of Love (4:09)
8. Hugh Mane - Organic Ceramic (6:23)
9. Charli XCX - You Mu Ha Ha Ho (Lindstrom Remix) (7:22)

D Side:
10. Emperor Machine - Breezin' (5:49)
11. Spaghetti Head - Funky Voodoo (Mang Dynasty Edit) (5:52)
12. Rudy Norman - Back To The Streets (5:07)

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